Why you should be walking during pregnancy
Walking is a low-impact exercise that can be done almost anywhere. This is a great option if you’re new to exercise or have been active for some time.
You can start with as little as 5 minutes per day, adding 5 min each week, until you can maintain active for 30 min/day.
✨Why walking is so beneficial for you:
✔️Boost your mood and increases energy levels
✔️Regular physical activity decreases the risk of gestational diabetes, preeclampsia and cesarean birth
✔️Improves sleeps
✔️Relieves constipation
✔️Improves total body strength and endurance. This will help reduce aches and pains and support your body throughout pregnancy.
✔️Stronger for birth
✨Being in my second trimester I have been aiming for 1 mile walks 5 days/week + 2-3 days of some form of strength training. Although there are many days where I don’t feel like doing it, I have found that it does give me a boost of energy and makes me feel better afterwards.
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